Under fire, France pledges speedier vaccination rollout
4 years ago

Under fire, France pledges speedier vaccination rollout

Associated Press  

PARIS — Under fire for a glacially slow rollout of coronavirus vaccine shots, France’s government pledged Thursday to pick up the pace, offering quicker inoculation to a broader array of health care workers starting next week. President Emmanuel Macron also intervened in what was becoming an increasingly sharp debate about the slow start of vaccinations against the virus in France. The French leader said he would not allow “an unjustified slowness, for bad reasons, to take root.” Before Macron spoke, his health minister tweeted that shots would be offered from Monday to health care workers aged 50 and older. The National Academy of Medicine said the slow start “is difficult to defend.” France has reported the virus-related deaths of more than 64,000 people since the start of the pandemic.

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Macron and African leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalities
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Macron and African leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalities

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron joined several African leaders on Thursday to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic exposed gaping inequalities in access to them. Many African leaders and advocacy groups say Africa was unfairly locked out of access to COVID-19 treatment tools, vaccines and testing …

France's Macron, African leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalities
6 months, 2 weeks ago

France's Macron, African leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalities

The Independent  

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African and European leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalities
6 months, 2 weeks ago

African and European leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalities

LA Times  

European and African leaders gather at the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator conference in Paris on June 20, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron joined several African leaders Thursday to kick off a planned $1-billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed gaping inequalities in access to them. Many African leaders and advocacy groups say …

COVID: France to start administering 4th vaccine dose
2 years, 9 months ago

COVID: France to start administering 4th vaccine dose

India TV News  

Highlights France will start offering fourth COVID vaccination shot on Mar 14 It'll be given to people who're over 80-years-old and have received their booster dose France is witnessing rebound of COVID pandemic cases On Monday, France will start offering a fourth COVID-19 vaccination shot to people over 80 years old who have received their booster dose, French Prime Minister …

Abcarian: How to persuade the unvaccinated? Follow the French
2 years, 11 months ago

Abcarian: How to persuade the unvaccinated? Follow the French

LA Times  

French President Emmanuel Macron provoked outcries and protests by using a vulgarity to describe his strategy for pressuring vaccine refusers to get coronavirus jabs. Too many parents were receiving medical or personal belief exemptions from school vaccine requirements, allowing childhood vaccination rates to fall — precipitously in some counties. Medical exemptions exist for children such as Rhett Krawitt, a Marin …

No vaccine? No cafe, according to new French virus law
2 years, 11 months ago

No vaccine? No cafe, according to new French virus law

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s parliament approved a law Sunday that will exclude unvaccinated people from all restaurants, sports arenas and other venues, the central measure of government efforts to protect hospitals amid record numbers of infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant. Macron’s government is hoping the new pass will be enough to limit the number of patients filling up …

Macron defends his rude remarks about France’s unvaccinated
3 years ago

Macron defends his rude remarks about France’s unvaccinated

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday defended his rude remarks about the country’s minority of vaccine refusers, saying he cannot accept them infringing on others’ freedom. The 44-year-old outspoken president, who is expected to seek re-election later this year, made headlines earlier this week by using the word “emmerder” — rooted in the French word for “crap” and …

France hits staggering new case record, Europe’s highest
3 years ago

France hits staggering new case record, Europe’s highest

Associated Press  

PARIS — France announced a staggering 332,252 daily virus cases Wednesday, smashing a string of recent records, as hospitals prepared drastic measures to brace for patient surges and the government strained to avoid a new lockdown. With Europe’s highest-ever single-day confirmed infection count, France is facing an omicron-driven surge that is dominating the race for April’s presidential election and increasingly …

A crappy choice of words? Macron under fire for his warning to France’s unvaccinated
3 years ago

A crappy choice of words? Macron under fire for his warning to France’s unvaccinated

LA Times  

French President Emmanuel Macron has provoked outcries in Parliament and from election rivals by using a vulgarity to describe his strategy for pressuring holdouts to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. Macron used the French word “emmerder,” rooted in the French word for “crap” and meaning “to rile” or “to bug,” in an interview published by French newspaper Le Parisien on Tuesday …

France's Macron takes heat after saying he wants to 'piss off' the unvaccinated
3 years ago

France's Macron takes heat after saying he wants to 'piss off' the unvaccinated

NPR  

France's Macron takes heat after saying he wants to 'piss off' the unvaccinated Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephanie Lecocq/AP Stephanie Lecocq/AP French President Emmanuel Macron is being condemned by political opponents following an interview this week in which he employed a vulgarity to say he wants to aggravate people who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Sponsor Message Macron …

French gov’t vows to press on with vaccine pass despite hitch
3 years ago

French gov’t vows to press on with vaccine pass despite hitch

Al Jazeera  

A planned vote on the bill has been delayed after opponents rallied to suspend parliamentary discussions overnight. France has backed legislation mandating vaccine passes by mid-January, despite the bill hitting a procedural hitch in parliament overnight. The government is trying to push the bill forward as the highly transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 drives a record-breaking surge in infections nationwide, …

France ups pressure on unvaccinated amid record infections
3 years ago

France ups pressure on unvaccinated amid record infections

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s government is forging ahead with efforts to increase pressure on unvaccinated people to get coronavirus shots, as the country reported 208,000 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday — a record fueled by the omicron variant. Speaking to those not vaccinated, he said: “There is really little chance that this time you can escape : The virus is spreading too …

COVID Christmas in French ICU: Fear, fatigue and loving care
3 years ago

COVID Christmas in French ICU: Fear, fatigue and loving care

Associated Press  

MARSEILLE, France — From the intensive care ward in France where he is spending the holidays, COVID-19 patient David Daniel Sebbagh said he has one overriding regret: that he didn’t get vaccinated. “It’s choosing life.” The ICU’s chief doctor, Dr. Julien Carvelli, is trying to keep his team motivated as they spend another Christmas tending to patients on breathing machines, …

French PM says Omicron spreading like ‘lightning’
3 years ago

French PM says Omicron spreading like ‘lightning’

Al Jazeera  

France announces series of restrictions, accelerates booster rollout in effort to curb the spread of highly transmissable Omicron variant. And this is just one of the ways they’re trying to do so.” On Saturday, French Health Minister Olivier Veran said Omicron is now suspected to be responsible for up to 10 percent of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country. …

France urges vaccine uptake, bans New Year’s concerts
3 years ago

France urges vaccine uptake, bans New Year’s concerts

Associated Press  

PARIS — French authorities on Friday urged people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus ahead of the holiday festivities as infections surge and the government tries to avoid another lockdown. To curb the spread of the virus during the holidays, the government banned public concerts and fireworks displays at New Year’s celebrations and called on people to avoid large gatherings …

France opts for third COVID-19 booster shots, not lockdown, to fight new wave of infections
3 years, 1 month ago

France opts for third COVID-19 booster shots, not lockdown, to fight new wave of infections

Firstpost  

The country in the last few days has seen a spike in daily new cases rising above the 30,000 mark, and virus-related hospitalisations and deaths soaring Paris: France launched a plan Thursday to give COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, as it opted against a further lockdown or curfew to help combat a worrying uptick in infections in the country. …

France To Announce COVID-19 Booster Shots For All Adults
3 years, 1 month ago

France To Announce COVID-19 Booster Shots For All Adults

News 18  

France is expected to announce that COVID-19 booster shots will be made available to all adults as well as stricter rules on wearing face masks and more stringent health pass checks to curb a new wave of infections, French media reported. President Emmanuel Macron’s government on Wednesday said it would focus on tougher social distancing rules and a faster booster …

Facing surge, Austria will mandate COVID-19 shots, lock down
3 years, 1 month ago

Facing surge, Austria will mandate COVID-19 shots, lock down

Associated Press  

VIENNA — Austria announced a national lockdown and a plan to mandate vaccinations as coronavirus infections hit a record high Friday, forcing the government to walk back promises that strict shutdowns were a thing of the past. “We don’t want a fifth wave, we don’t want a sixth and seventh wave.” Austria is among several Western European countries where infections …

France steps up virus booster campaign as infections rise
3 years, 2 months ago

France steps up virus booster campaign as infections rise

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy French President Emmanuel Macron issued …

A shot in each arm: France vaccinates against flu and COVID-19
3 years, 2 months ago

A shot in each arm: France vaccinates against flu and COVID-19

LA Times  

Worried over a potential winter double whammy, France is forging ahead with a nationwide flu vaccination and COVID-19 booster shot program, offering simultaneous jabs to millions of at-risk people. The annual flu vaccination campaign kicked off Friday, four days earlier than initially planned, dovetailing with France’s COVID-19 immunization program, which in addition to trying to reach those who remain unvaccinated …

A Covid pass takes France by storm (Opinion)
3 years, 3 months ago

A Covid pass takes France by storm (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: David A. Andelman, a contributor to CNN, twice winner of the Deadline Club Award, and executive director of The Red Lines Project, is the author of “A Red Line in the Sand: Diplomacy, Strategy, and the History of Wars That Might Still Happen” and host of its Evergreen podcast. During my first visit to France in 18 months, …

Same goal, different paths: US, EU seek max vaccine rates
3 years, 3 months ago

Same goal, different paths: US, EU seek max vaccine rates

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The Belgian town of Aarschot has a vaccination rate of 94% of all adults, but Mayor Gwendolyn Rutten worries her town is too close for comfort to the capital of Brussels, where the rate stands at 63%. But it’s harder for the EU writ large to impose vaccine mandates since health policies are the responsibility of the 27 …

Unvaccinated French health care workers face suspension
3 years, 3 months ago

Unvaccinated French health care workers face suspension

Associated Press  

PARIS — Health care workers in France face suspension from their jobs starting Wednesday if they haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19. “It’s aimed at one thing: protecting hospitals, protecting health care workers, protecting our fragile populations,” government spokesman Gabriel Attal said Wednesday. We are making everyone take responsibility.” More than 90% of French health care workers are vaccinated, Attal said, …

Will Biden’s mandates work? Macron’s vaccine pass gamble may hold some clues
3 years, 3 months ago

Will Biden’s mandates work? Macron’s vaccine pass gamble may hold some clues

CNN  

Paris CNN — After US President Joe Biden laid out a plan to tackle the worsening pandemic in America with a raft of new vaccination rules last week, the big question on the minds of many is: Will mandating vaccines work? In July, with France’s vaccination rate stagnating and coronavirus cases surging, French President Emmanuel Macron imposed sweeping vaccination requirements …

French virus health pass in full use but protests keep going
3 years, 4 months ago

French virus health pass in full use but protests keep going

Associated Press  

PARIS — Thousands marched Saturday in cities across France to protest the COVID-19 health pass that is now required to access restaurants and cafes, cultural venues, sports arenas and long-distance travel. Despite the protests, polls have shown that the majority of French people support the health pass. Millions have received their first vaccine shot since French President Emmanuel Macron announced …

France begins requiring COVID-19 health pass in restaurants and on trains
3 years, 5 months ago

France begins requiring COVID-19 health pass in restaurants and on trains

LA Times  

A security officer checks passengers’ digital health passes at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris on Monday. France took a big step Monday into a post-pandemic future by requiring people to show a QR code proving they have a special health pass before they can enjoy restaurants and cafes or travel across the country. The pass is now …

Aid group vaccinates migrants as France expands virus pass
3 years, 5 months ago

Aid group vaccinates migrants as France expands virus pass

Associated Press  

PARIS — Vaccination rates are picking up again in France as the government requires a virus pass for more and more activities — but social workers worry that the measure will further marginalize migrants and other poor populations. So aid group Doctors Without Borders has set up a tent this summer in northeast Paris to vaccinate migrants, homeless people and …

Europe on vacation, but vaccinations not taking a break
3 years, 5 months ago

Europe on vacation, but vaccinations not taking a break

Associated Press  

CARRY-LE-ROUET, France — Europe’s famed summer holiday season is in full swing, but efforts to inoculate people against the coronavirus are not taking a break. From France’s sun-kissed Mediterranean coast to the azure waters of Italy’s Adriatic beaches and Russian Black Sea resorts, health authorities are trying to make a COVID-19 shot as much part of this summer as sunscreen …

France Passes Law That Makes A Coronavirus Health Pass Required For Dining And Travel
3 years, 5 months ago

France Passes Law That Makes A Coronavirus Health Pass Required For Dining And Travel

NPR  

France Passes Law That Makes A Coronavirus Health Pass Required For Dining And Travel Enlarge this image toggle caption Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP PARIS — France's parliament approved a law early Monday requiring special virus passes for all restaurants and domestic travel and mandating vaccinations for all health workers. It also requires a "health pass" to enter all restaurants, trains, …

French parliament OKs restaurant COVID pass, vaccine rules
3 years, 5 months ago

French parliament OKs restaurant COVID pass, vaccine rules

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s parliament approved a law early Monday requiring special virus passes for all restaurants and domestic travel and mandating vaccinations for all health workers. About 160,000 people protested around France on Saturday against a special COVID-19 pass for restaurants and mandatory vaccinations for health workers. Visiting a hospital in French Polynesia afterward, Macron urged national unity and asked, …

France: Macron calls for unity after anti-vaccine protests
3 years, 5 months ago

France: Macron calls for unity after anti-vaccine protests

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy French President Emmanuel Macron appealed …

French protesters reject virus passes, vaccine mandate
3 years, 5 months ago

French protesters reject virus passes, vaccine mandate

Associated Press  

PARIS — Some 160,000 people, including far-right activists and members of France’s yellow vest movement, protested Saturday across the country against a bill requiring everyone to have a special virus pass to enter restaurants and mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all health care workers. I think a part of France is always going to be unwilling and that blackmail and threats …

France rolls out Covid app required to enter cinemas and museums as cases surge
3 years, 5 months ago

France rolls out Covid app required to enter cinemas and museums as cases surge

The Independent  

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France: Protesters resort to violence, vandalism over mandatory jabs
3 years, 5 months ago

France: Protesters resort to violence, vandalism over mandatory jabs

Op India  

Amidst the rising cases of Wuhan Coronavirus in France and the possibility of an upcoming fourth wave, President Emmanuel Macron had introduced stricter protocols in the country. During one such demonstration in Paris, French politician and vaccine skeptic Martine Wonner incited protestors to lay siege on lawmakers who supported the new Coronavirus protocols. pic.twitter.com/hoFgWFA1aP — crabcrawler July 17, 2021 The …

France allows visitors inoculated with India's Covishield vaccine
3 years, 5 months ago

France allows visitors inoculated with India's Covishield vaccine

India TV News  

France will allow international travellers who have had AstraZeneca's Indian-manufactured vaccine into the country starting Sunday. The move to accept visitors vaccinated with AstraZeneca's vaccine made by India's Serum Institute came after a global outcry over the fact that the European Union's COVID-19 certificate only recognises AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured in Europe. Starting Sunday, France will also start requiring anyone who …

France opens doors to vaccinated travellers, restricts others
3 years, 5 months ago

France opens doors to vaccinated travellers, restricts others

India Today  

France will reinforce restrictions on unvaccinated travellers from a series of countries to counter a rebound in Covid-19 infections while opening its doors to those who have received all their shots, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Saturday. The move comes as France faces a rapid surge in new coronavirus infections and President Emmanuel Macron tries to convince French citizens …

Bonjour! France welcoming back (vaccinated) tourists
3 years, 7 months ago

Bonjour! France welcoming back (vaccinated) tourists

Associated Press  

A stroll in Pablo Picasso’s footsteps in Montmartre; breathing in the scents of Provence; a walk along D-Day beaches: These and all of France’s other attractions will again become easily accessible from next week to most foreign tourists — if they are vaccinated. For French tour guide Linda Zenou, the return of foreign visitors cannot come soon enough: unemployment payments …

Bonjour! France welcoming back (vaccinated) tourists
3 years, 7 months ago

Bonjour! France welcoming back (vaccinated) tourists

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For French tour guide Linda Zenou, the return of …

Coronavirus | France's Macron endorses sharing of vaccine tech
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | France's Macron endorses sharing of vaccine tech

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron is joining the Biden administration in saying that he backs the sharing of the valuable technology behind COVID-19 vaccines. Speaking during a visit on Thursday to a vaccine centre, the French leader said he "completely" supports opening up intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. Mr. Macron said that "evidently, we must turn this vaccine into a …

Europe's vaccination program is 'unacceptably slow': WHO
3 years, 9 months ago

Europe's vaccination program is 'unacceptably slow': WHO

India TV News  

European nations' immunisation campaigns against COVID-19 are “unacceptably slow” and risk prolonging the pandemic, a senior World Health Organisation official said Thursday. Dr. Hans Kluge, WHO's regional director for Europe, said vaccines “present our best way out of this pandemic,” but noted that to date, only 10% of Europe's population has received one dose and that only 4% have been …

WHO says Europe’s vaccine rollout ‘unacceptably slow’ amid ‘worrying’ surge
3 years, 9 months ago

WHO says Europe’s vaccine rollout ‘unacceptably slow’ amid ‘worrying’ surge

CNN  

London CNN — The rollout of vaccines in Europe is “unacceptably slow,” the World Health Organization said Wednesday, delivering a damning evaluation on the region’s Covid response, amid a “worrying” surge in infections. Let me be clear: we must speed up the process by ramping up manufacturing, reducing barriers to administering vaccines, and using every single vial we have in …

Hospital workers despair as France’s coronavirus strategy flails
3 years, 9 months ago

Hospital workers despair as France’s coronavirus strategy flails

LA Times  

A medical worker moves a COVID-19 patient at Amiens-Picardie Hospital north of Paris on Tuesday. “It allows me to breathe,” she says, “and to cry.” People with COVID-19 occupy all the beds in her ICU ward in President Emmanuel Macron’s hometown hospital in the medieval northern city of Amiens. While other European countries imposed their third lockdowns in recent months, …

France to open Covid vaccination mega centre in Disneyland Paris
3 years, 9 months ago

France to open Covid vaccination mega centre in Disneyland Paris

India Today  

Amidst the rising coronavirus cases in the country, the French government has decided to open a Covid vaccination mega centre in Disneyland Paris next month. Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed possible cooperation on vaccines with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a joint video conference on Tuesday. The Kremlin said in a statement that 'the trio had discussed …

Paris Disneyland to turn into Covid ‘vaccinodrome’
3 years, 9 months ago

Paris Disneyland to turn into Covid ‘vaccinodrome’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The French government is set …

Macron: New Covid-19 rules in France as hospitalizations soar
3 years, 9 months ago

Macron: New Covid-19 rules in France as hospitalizations soar

CNN  

Paris CNN — French President Emmanuel Macron announced tougher national coronavirus restrictions Wednesday, saying the country must take a “new direction” in its approach to fighting Covid-19 or risk “losing control” over the virus. In his televised address, Macron said France would be extending the regional “reinforced slow-down” restrictions, already in place in 19 areas of the country, to all …

Paris doctors warn they may have to refuse patients amid surge of COVID-19 cases
3 years, 9 months ago

Paris doctors warn they may have to refuse patients amid surge of COVID-19 cases

ABC  

Critical care doctors in Paris say surging coronavirus infections could soon overwhelm their ability to care for the sick in the French capital's hospitals, possibly forcing them to choose which patients they have the resources to save. Key points: French medical professionals are ramping up pressure on the Macron government to impose a full national lockdown Doctors are warning that …

Paris doctors warn of catastrophic overload of virus cases
3 years, 9 months ago

Paris doctors warn of catastrophic overload of virus cases

Associated Press  

PARIS — Critical care doctors in Paris say surging coronavirus infections could soon overwhelm their ability to care for the sick in the French capital’s hospitals, possibly forcing them to choose which patients they have the resources to save. Writing in Le Journal du Dimanche, 41 Paris-region hospital doctors said: “We have never known such a situation, even during the …

France’s Macron: No regrets for rejecting new virus lockdown
3 years, 9 months ago

France’s Macron: No regrets for rejecting new virus lockdown

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s president says he has no reason to be sorry about refusing to impose a third national lockdown earlier this year, even though surging coronavirus infections are straining his country’s hospitals and more than 1,000 people with the virus are dying every week. “We were right not to implement a lockdown in France at the end of January …

LIVE: Italy adds 25,735 fresh Covid-19 cases, 386 more deaths
3 years, 9 months ago

LIVE: Italy adds 25,735 fresh Covid-19 cases, 386 more deaths

Hindustan Times  

With the hike in daily coronavirus cases, many states have begun imposing strict measures to contain the spread. India on Friday registered the highest spike in daily coronavirus disease cases in more than 100 days as it reported more than 35,000 cases in 24 hours. The rise of 17,958 cases from Wednesday took the active cases tally to over 2.52 …

France announces new Paris lockdown measures amid soaring Covid cases
3 years, 9 months ago

France announces new Paris lockdown measures amid soaring Covid cases

The Independent  

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